(221) AUGUST REMEDIES VILLAGE-OGLI Vs. STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 23(4) and 25 — Procedure for lifting and analyzing drug samples — Manufacturer's right to receive a portion of the sample — Failure to supply a portion of the sample to the manufacturer, as required by Section 23(4)(iii), deprives the manufacturer of the valuable right to get the sample tested independently and contest the government analyst's report, leading to prejudice India Law Library Docid # 2441088
(222) SMT. NAGMANI RAMNNA BURUMURI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER, WESTERN RAILWAY[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c)(2) — "Untoward Incident" — Compensation for death of a railway employee — Conditions for compensation are being a bonafide passenger and death due to an untoward incident — Railway employees are entitled to free pass and considered bonafide passengers even if pass not recovered at the time of accident — Contradictory reports from railway authorities regarding the cause of India Law Library Docid # 2441113
(223) GAJANAN NAMDEO OGE AND OTHERS Vs. VASAI-VIRAR CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Equal pay for equal work — Petitioners, employees of erstwhile Gram Panchayats merged with Municipal Corporation, sought parity in salary and benefits with regular employees — Held, principle of equal pay for equal work is a constitutional goal and violation thereof is a India Law Library Docid # 2441114
(224) MOHAMMAD SHAHJAD AMIR HASAN SHAIKH Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 6, 9(n), 10, 376(2)(f) IPC — Age determination — School records and affidavits of parents hold primacy over medical reports like ossification tests for determining age of a child victim —Admissions in school registers, based on parents' statements, are credible. India Law Library Docid # 2441152
(225) TAPI VALLEY AGRO FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY Vs. DONDAICHA WARWADE NAGAR PARISHAD, DONDAICHA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of writ petition — Alternative remedy — Writ jurisdiction is discretionary, not mandatory — High Court can exercise writ jurisdiction even if alternative remedy exists, especially when fundamental rights are affected, principles of natural justice are violated, or proceedings are without jurisdiction or palpably arbitrary/illegal — Refusal to issue India Law Library Docid # 2441163
(226) SHRI PANJAB S/O. PRAKASHRAO PATIL Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act) — Section 127 — Lapse of reservation — A purchase notice under Section 127 is a condition precedent for the lapse of reservation —However, if the notice is brought to the knowledge of the planning authority institutionally and acted upon, a hyper-technical objection regarding the mode of service will not be entertained, especially when the India Law Library Docid # 2441164
(227) SISTER BHAGYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Allegations of coercion to convert religion and subsequent termination of service — Court’s power to quash is to be exercised sparingly and only in rarest of rare cases — While the court cannot inquire into the reliability of allegations at the FIR stage, it can India Law Library Docid # 2441176
(228) SMT. AALOKITA (SEETA) Vs. VIKAS MISHRA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) — Cruelty — Allegations of false criminal cases against husband and his family members by wife — Held to constitute mental cruelty justifying divorce. India Law Library Docid # 2441178
(229) MOHAMMAD IQBAL @ KALLU KHAN Vs. NAGARNIGAM BHOPAL THRU. COMMISSIONER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 5 — Determination of Legal Representative — For the purpose of representation of a deceased party's estate, the court is not required to decide adverse titles inter-se between claimants — The inquiry under Order 22 Rule 5 CPC is solely for representation — If the appeal succeeds, claimants India Law Library Docid # 2441179
(230) SARAVAN SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. COMPETENT AUTHORITY SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 2(4) and Section 43 — National Highway Act, 1956 — Section 3(G)(5) — Applicability of Limitation Act — Where an enactment does not prescribe a limitation period for arbitration proceedings, the Limitation Act, 1963, specifically Article 137, may not apply to such arbitration India Law Library Docid # 2441251
(231) JASWINDER SINGH @ KALA KHIALEKA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory bail — While considering an application for grant of pre-arrest bail, the Court has to consider the nature of the offence, the role of the person, the likelihood of his influencing the course of investigation, or tampering with evidence or likelihood of fleeing justice. India Law Library Docid # 2440521
(232) PARAMJIT KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Family Pension — Discontinuation due to remarriage — Marriage to deceased husband's brother ("karewa") considered in light of social custom and intent behind family pension rules — Such marriage, where widow continues to live with deceased's family and uphold familial responsibilities, is not to be strictly equated India Law Library Docid # 2440522
(233) SHUBHPREET KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483(3) — Cancellation of anticipatory bail — Order for cancellation of bail requires serious infirmities leading to miscarriage of justice or ignoring relevant material/taking irrelevant material — Anticipatory bail is a matter of discretion, considering nature of India Law Library Docid # 2440523
(234) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. SUMAN BALA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149(1) — Liability of Insurance Company — Recovery rights granted to Insurance Company — Set aside — Report regarding fake driving licence based on verbal information and from an unexamined witness — No written proof from RTO — Insufficient evidence to establish fake licence — Recovery rights not sustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2440524
(235) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. JERABHAI LALABHAI THAKORE AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Offence under Sections 376 and 506(2) read with Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code — The High Court, while considering an appeal against an acquittal, must exercise caution and respect the presumption of innocence afforded to an accused, which is further strengthened by an acquittal — If two reasonable conclusions are possible based on the evidence, the appellate court should generally not disturb the India Law Library Docid # 2440912
(236) GUNDU DAJI DESAI AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. APLAB LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Section 7(2) and Rule 10 of Maharashtra Rules, 1972 — Employer's obligation to determine gratuity and issue notice — Provision for condonation of delay where employer fails to issue notice — Held, employer cannot use delay as a defence when their own inaction contributed to it. India Law Library Docid # 2441115
(237) SHRIKANT KAMAL CHAVAN Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence of life imprisonment — Prosecution's case: wife murdered by husband due to suspicion on character and liquor addiction —Accused-appellant contention: falsely implicated, delay in FIR, witness not examined, alibi not considered —Court analysis: delay in FIR explained by traumatic circumstances, investigation steps before FIR not fatal, absconding is relevant conduct, alibi not proven, quality over India Law Library Docid # 2441154
(238) UT OF J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MAQBOOL SHEIKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Civil Service Regulations — Article 242 — Government Instruction No. 1 and 2 — Verification of emoluments for pension — The 24-month bar on verifying past emoluments does not apply where an employee has received undue benefits from deleted or withdrawn SROs or Government Orders beyond their effective dates, as India Law Library Docid # 2440525
(239) MANOJBHAI CHAMPAKBHAI CHAUHAN Vs. SUSHMABEN MAHENDRABHAI ROHIT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 17 and Section 49 — Admissibility of unregistered Agreement to Sell — An unregistered agreement to sell, even if compulsorily registrable, can be received in evidence for a collateral purpose, such as proving an oral agreement or for limited purposes under Section 53A of the Transfer India Law Library Docid # 2440913
(240) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. KATHI ANAKBHAI JIJIBHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference by appellate court — Presumption of innocence — Double presumption in favour of accused — Appellate court can review and re-appreciate evidence, but should not disturb acquittal if Trial Court's view is possible on evidence India Law Library Docid # 2440914